In the News

Southland Times, Issue 24039, 1 February 1940, Page 8

In the News

Oyster Season

The oyster season will again open on February 15 this year, according to Invercargill fish merchants. Last year the Government decided that the season be opened on February 15 instead of February 1 as in former years, following a recommendation by the Sea Fisheries Commission. The previous date was considered too early for dredging operations to be begun. Shooting Licences

The Otago Acclimatization Society has decided this season to increase the price of game shooting licences from £1 to £l/5/-, the additional amount to be devoted to the destruction of vermin. The proposal has met with a good deal of adverse criticism, particularly in view of the published intention of the Minister of Internal Affairs to grant only a short open season for ducks. In spite of this, however, it has been considered that the increase is justified. For a good number of years licences in Otago cost 10/- for native game or £1 for a licence entitling the holder to shoot native or imported game but about three years ago the system was altered and only £1 licences were sold. The Otago society has made application to the Minister for a season of the same length as last year.—Times Special Service. Traffic on The Right

“Too many people drive around a corner without looking to the right to see if there is traffic approaching,” said the Magistrate (Mr R. C. Abernethy) in the Court yesterday. “It is very easy to do it, but it is dangerous not to look.”

Future of League of Nations A prophesy that by all logical laws the League of Nations must come to life again was made by the Bishop of Wellington, the Rt. Rev. H. St. Barbe Holland, during his opening address at the annual conference of the League of Nations Union of New Zealand. If the League of Nations was to become a live issue after the war, those who believed in it must be fearless in examining the causes of its failure in past years and also must be eager to recreate it, he said. The present failure might be the birthpangs out of which a new League, based on principles less incompatible, might be born. Tire two principles combined in the League were national sovereignty and collective security and between them the choice must be made.—Press Association.

Dunedin’s Centennial Memorial The tender of the Love Construction Company for the erection of a lookout bastion on Signal Hill as Dunedin’s centennial memorial has been accepted in the sum of £5731. In addition, expenditure for flood-lighting and carved panels in bas-relief depicting stages in the development of the province will involve £2soo.—Press Association.

Need For Co-operation Tire most interesting question discussed at the conference of the New Zealand Parks Superintendents’ Association yesterday was the necessity to earmark areas for reserves for future populations. The discussion brought out the remarkable contrast between the attitude of the early settlers and that of today when reserve areas are only grudgingly granted. The need for close co-operation between the town planning, government housing and reserve authorities was emphasized.— Press Association. Architects’ Gift* The Minister of Finance (the Hon. W. Nash) stated today that after the conclusion of the ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone of the extensions to the State Fire building on Tuesday he received a letter and a cheque for £25 from the architects for the building, Messrs Gummer and Ford. The architects desired, in place of the golden trowel usually presented on such occasions, to offer their cheque as a contribution to the war funds. The Minister said he felt the action most appropriate in the circumstances and he had great pleasure in accepting the gift on behalf of the Government, for crediting to the war Expenses Account. —Press Association.

Sports Meeting Tonight The evening sports meeting of the Southland Amateur Athletic Association, which was to have been held at Rugby Park on Tuesday night, but which was postponed because of rain, will now be held tonight.